# Pokhara Village, Wadrafnagar, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Wadrafnagar, Surguja 

# Pokhara

Pokhara is a village in Wadrafnagar sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497225**. The 2011 Census counted **331 people in 69 households**, the 113th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 331people (2011)
- 69households
- 70.2%literacy
- 497225PIN code

## Pokhara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pokhara is 497225.** Pokhara falls in Wadrafnagar sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497225
- Gram panchayatPendari
- Community development blockWadrafnagar
- Census village code432115

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Pokhara from nearby towns?

- Wadrafnagar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)125 km by road
- Wadrafnagar (nearest town)8 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Pokhara?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Pokhara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Wadrafnagar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Wadrafnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Wadrafnagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pokhara known for?

About 65% of the 110 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Pokhara

Of every 100 households in Pokhara in 2011, 80 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pokhara · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**77%

Tap water ****13%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**100%

Use banking services ****66%**

**59%

Television ****17%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**50%

Own their home ****60%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Pokhara?

■ Pokhara · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****625**

**952

Working population ****52.9%**

**49.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 55.5% for women. 54% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 20 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 17 (10%) · **■** Other work 18 (10%) · **■** Marginal 118 (67%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Wadrafnagar

- Madna443 people
- Surhul429 people
- Amdiha428 people
- Dhanwar385 people
- Kharra314 people
- Ikanara248 people
- Fulwar220 people
- Bengo185 people

[All 120 villages in Wadrafnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/wadrafnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pokhara?497225
- How far is Pokhara from Ambikapur?125 km by road
- What is the population of Pokhara?331 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokhara in?Surguja district (Wadrafnagar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Pokhara?70.2% (Census 2011)